A visit to the Darkesville Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Darkesville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Darkesville Cemetery:
39.3784, -78.0192
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Darkesville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Darkesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies just to the north northeast of the Darkesville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Darkesville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Darkesville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Darkesville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Arden UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arden UMC Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arden UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Arden.
- The Arden UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968375 <5>
- Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Chapel Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Gerrardstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gerrardstown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrardstown Cemetery
- Douglas Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglas Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buck Hill Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- English Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The English Graveyard is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the English Graveyard is located in Middleway.
- The English Graveyard has also been known as:
- Watson Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291399 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norborne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Norborne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne Cemetery
- Old Norbourne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Norbourne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norbourne Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Tuscarora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tuscarora Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Darkesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Darkesville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Darkesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Bunker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gerrardstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middleway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Grimes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bardane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- White Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Summit Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Swan Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Welltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Charles Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <6>
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Shepherdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bedington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Siler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Scrabble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Hedgesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shockeysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Darkesville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Darkesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles Town
- Gerrardstown
- Martinsburg
- Ranson
- Shepherdstown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Darkesville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Berkeley County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Darkesville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1727413 (Darkesville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1727413 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Berkeley
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tablers Station
- Location given for Darkesville Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3784333 Lon: -78.0191656
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darkesville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |